Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mottled Scouring-Rush

Andrena varians compared with Equisetum variegatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mottled Scouring-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Andrenidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Andrena	Equisetum
Species	Andrena varians	Equisetum variegatum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Scouring-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mottled Scouring-Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Mottled Scouring-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

The Blackthorn Mining Bee (Andrena varians) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.